The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle on the University of Washington campus from June 1 to October 16. This was Washington's first world's fair and it celebrated 12 years of prosperity -- since the 1897 Alaska Gold Rush -- through the display of resources, products, and advantages of Washington and the region. More than three million people visited the fair from Washington cities and counties and from the rest of the country. Planning, funding, and producing the A-Y-P Exposition required the talents of many civic leaders. Many of these leaders served on the committees of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Corporation. The Alaska-Yukon Exposition Corporation was formed May 8, 1906. On May 31, 1906, the word "Pacific" was added to the corporation's name. What follows is a list of the committees of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Corporation, as enumerated in the Secretary's Report of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (Seattle: Gateway Printing, 1911). Birth/death dates were added by the HistoryLink.org staff in 2012.
Executive Committee
J. E. Chilberg, President and ex-officio Chairman (1867-1954)
John H. McGraw (1850-1910)
A. S. Kerry (1866-1939)
C. J. Smith
E. C. Hughes
J. W. Clise (1855-1939)
J. S. Goldsmith
Will H. Parry
F. W. Baker
E. S. Meany (1862-1935)
Josiah Collins
Jacob Furth (1840-1914)
George Boole
C. R. Collins
H. C. Henry (1844-1928)
N. H. Latimer
R. S. Stacy
G. V. Holt
Finance Committee
F. W. Baker, Chairman
Will H. Parry
George Boole
Jacob Furth (1840-1914)
George S. McLaren
John G. Price
W. M. Calhoun
A. B. Stewart
E. E. Webster
N. H. Latimer
R. S. Stacy
G. V. Holt
Legislative Committee
E. C. Hughes, Chairman
John H. McGraw (1850-1910)
John P. Hartman
John L. Wilson
A. B. Stewart
John W. Roberts
William Hickman Moore (1861-1946)
J. W. Clise (1855-1939)
Concession Committee
J. S. Goldsmith, Chairman
George B. Kittinger
Jas. T. Blakistone
R. H. Parsons
Theodore N. Haller (1864-1930)
Exhibits and Privileges Committee
A. S. Kerry, Chairman
George Jamme
Dr. Alfred Raymond
E. G. Ames
R. R. Fox
J. S. Goldsmith
E. E. Ainsworth
E. F. Blaine
E. Shorrock
EXHIBITS AND PRIVILEGES SUB-COMMITTEES
Mines and Mining
George Jamme, Chairman
Chester F. lee
C. E. Bogardus
J. C. Ford
Forestry
E. G. Ames, Chairman
C. F. White
John W. Eddy (1872-1955)
C. C. Bronson
C. E. Patten
Machinery and Transportation
R. R. Fox, Chairman
Perry Polson
Phillip Rowe
W. F. Richardson
L. B. Peeples
Fine Arts
Dr. Alfred Raymond, Chairman
A. J. Blethen, Jr.
Fred E. Sander
J. W. Clise (1855-1939)
H. W. Treat
E. S. Curtis (1868-1952)
Agriculture and Horticulture
E. F. Blaine, Chairman
Arthur Gunn
W. D. Church
Education
E. Shorrock, Chairman
Frank B. Cooper
Henry C. Ewing
Austin E. Griffiths (1863-1952)
E. O. Sisson
B. W. Johnson
Fisheries
E. E. Ainsworth, Chairman
Captain D. H. Jarvis
W. T. Chutter
Miller Freeman (1875-1955)
John L. Riseland
E. B. Deming
Exploitation and Publicity Committee
C. R. Collins, Chairman
George S. McLaren
James D. Hoge
Henry Broderick (1880-1975)
Claude C. Ramsay
Grounds and Buildings Committee
C. J. Smith, Chairman
J. E. Galbraith
James A. Moore (1861-1929)
Colonel A. J. Blethen (1845-1915)
E. C. Hughes
J. W. Clise (1855-1939)
M. J. Carkeet (1847-1931)
Frank T. Hunter
Ceremonies, Music, and Athletic Sports
Josiah Collins, Chairman
J. C. Marmaduke
A. S. Kerry
A. B. Stewart
George F. Russell
B. Pelly
J. S. Goldsmith
Live Stock Committee
J. W. Clise, Chairman (1855-1939)
C. D. Stimson (1857-1928)
D. E. Frederick (1860-1937)
W. H. Paulhamus
R. M. Kinnear
